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The most pressing health issues across Greater Lowell include mental health, chronic health and wellness and substance use, according to the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).

As most American parents already know, cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common illness of childhood, are surging this year.

Top Boston doctors debate whether students should mask up after a study found that mandates cut COVID cases in Boston-Area schools, plus talk about flu and RSV during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q+A” series.

Jody White to remain CEO.

Lowell General Hospital’s main and Saints campuses along with Merrimack Valley Cardiology located in North Chelmsford have been granted a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in the area of Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography.

Gerry Ferretti, of Chelmsford, eats well and teaches exercise classes, but for years she struggled to reach her weight goals and wrestled with stomach issues.

Lowell General Hospital recently went live with a new state-of-the art camera system in the Special Care Nursery (NICU unit).

The Lowell Sun recently released its 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards issue. The Sun ballot is housed on its website LowellSun.com for locals to vote for their favorites within Lowell and surrounding communities. Categories cover a wide range of services and voting lasted for two to three weeks. First-place winners were featured in the special section in late June.

To assist hospitals coping with the worst of the latest COVID-19 surge, Gov. Charlie Baker activated the National Guard on December 21.